FIRST SCIENCE PROJECT FOR 2013!

ANIMAL HALL OF FAME!

Dear Parents, please assist your child to cut  from old magazines or print at least two (2) pictures of each animal group.

  • 1. Mammals
  • 2. Reptiles
  • 3. Amphibians
  • 4. Fish
  • 5. Birds
  • 6. Insects

He/she should think of a creative way to present ‘Animal Hall of Fame’. Your child will bring home some information about each animal group. He/she can choose two facts that he/she wants to write about each group of the animals. This project will be marked out of 30. {Creativity: 10, Content: 10 & Presentation: 10} {See Rubric that will be sent home}Please contact me if you have questions or need more information.Due January 7, 2013.

Look Who Visited our School Today!

YES! it is Mr. Garth Arch and his beautiful wife Ms. Dana. As you all know, Mr. Arch is the Young Caymanian Leadership Award [ YCLA] recipient for 2012. He gave us an excellent motivational speech then visited our classrooms. We asked him lots and lots of questions. THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT MR. ARCH.

Topics/Objectives For November 19-23, 2012.

Math: Topic: Measurement [Time on the Hour and Half Hour]            Put events in order 1, 2 and 3.            Recognize time to the hour and half hour.            Read and write time to the hour and half hour.            Define hour as a unit of time.            Draw hands on clock to show time on the hour and half hour.            English: Assessment: Verbs               Define Homographs.               Recognize homographs in sentences.               Assessment: Homographs. Reading: Groups: Apple Pie, Apple Sauce & Apple Juice:- Reading Comprehension Spelling : Students will say and spell words with the long /a/ sound.Spelling Words: Sonic & Mario: nail rain gain train chain tail paint pail snail                                               sail wait mail eight they Science:  Identify different ways to group animals.                 Recognize that animals can be sorted according to their characteristics and parts.Social Studies: Identify interesting places people visit in Grand Cayman. Bible: Jacob and Esau          Students will know that God promised to protect and be with Jacob where ever he went.           Jacob knew about God but until his unusual dream, he did not really know God.        Memory Verse: “God saw all that he had made and it was good. And there was evening and morning,                              the sixth day”                             Genesis 1: 31NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse

EXCITIMENT!

TODAY WE WENT TO AR STORE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS GOOD TO KNOW THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY BEING PAID  TO DO SOMETHNG WE LOVE . READING! EVERY TIME WE READ A BOOK AND DO AN ACCELERATED READING TEST WE ARE GIVEN POINTS. WE GET TO USE THOSE POINTS TO BUY COOL TOYS AT THE ACCEERATED STORE. THE MORE POINTS YOU HAVE THE MORE THINGS YOU CAN BUY.  YOU CAN ALSO SAVE YOUR POINTS TO BUY A REALLY BIG GIFT.  MS. GALVEO  ALSO GAVE US RIBBONS FOR DOING A GOODJOB. LOOK WHAT WE BOUGHT.